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A remarkable find in a rubbish heap ... One winter morning, Barroux was walking down a street in Paris when he made an extraordinary find: the real diary of a soldier in the First World War. Barroux rescued the diary and illustrated the soldier's words.

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Barroux is a popular illustrator whose books include "Extraordinary Pets," "Mr. Leon's Paris," and "Where's Mary's Hat." He has worked as a press illustrator for "Forbes Magazine," the "New York Times," and the "Washington Post." Michael Morpurgo is the award-winning children's author of such titles as "Kensuke's Kingdom," "Private Peaceful," and "War Horse." Sarah Ardizzone has twice won the Marsh Award for children's literature in translation.